I have always been fascinated by computers so when the time came to declare a major I chose Computer Science. The reason I chose North Carolina A&T State University as the place to receive my undergraduate degree was because it has an excellent Computer Science department and I was awarded a scholarship from their College of Engineering. Currently, I am a member of NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers). This organization's mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, suceed professionally, and positively impact the community. I was also recently inducted into the Golden Key International Honour Society. Golden Key is an academic honour society which recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence among college and university students from all academic disciplines.

After receiving my bachelor's degree in Computer Science, I plan on futhuring my studies to receive my Masters degree and later my Ph.D in Computer Science. My undergraduate research experience has exposed me to new things within my major such as as ArcView and GIS Training. During my research opportunity, I observed the history of coastal upwellings along the northern beaches of the North Carolina Outer Banks. We combed through pages of data and used ArcView and GIS to present the findings, and in turn I think that this experience has done an excellent job in preparing me for graduate school. Once in graduate school, I would like to focus my studies on a particular fieId that will combine my knowledge of Computer Science with the ArcVIew and GIS training that I received. I feel that Computer Science is a broad field that enables you to choose jobs from a wide range of areas. These areas include ocean and marine sciences.

One day I hope that I can pass the knowledge that I have learned about Computer Science along to someone who has not really been exposed to the subject.